Finance Committee backs $20.3M budget, rejects Senior Center move
Finance Committee · Meeting of April 27, 2026
Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs $20.3 million omnibus budget for fiscal 2027. The committee rejected additional funding for South County Senior Center relocation (Article 6 failed 0-6) while recommending authorization to lease the Sunderland building (Article 7 passed 3-1-2) if override funding is approved. Recommendations also include $100,000 for a Conservation Fund, $130,000 for snow and ice removal, $51,176 for the OPEB trust fund (voted 4-1), and $400,000 for additional South County EMS operating budget funding subject to override.
The committee approved a $21,280 Conservation Agent position at 12 hours per week.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of April 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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